ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,042, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
"Device, system, and method for carbon dioxide capture in humid conditions" was invented by John Cirucci (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Klaus Lackner (Longmont, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device, method, and system for CO2 capture is disclosed. The method includes receiving a process vapor including water and CO2 into a vessel at an intake pressure, the vessel having a desiccant and a CO2 sorbent material. The method includes passing the process vapor through the desiccant and sorbent, the desiccant absorbi...